Music Reviews
Cradle Of Filth Thornography
Thornography is the bands seventh album and second on Roadrunner Records, it was released in 2006 and produced by Rob Caggiano of Anthrax. The track The Byronic Man features Villie Valo of H.I.M. and is a song about Lord Byron. The Song Temptation is a cover song, originally done …
Anberlin: Cities
I have been a fan of this band ever since they started and I must say that this CD is a work of art. I bought it at a special price of $10.00 the day it came out and I couldn’t of been happier. As soon as I opened …
MGMT Oracular Spectacular
I Just bought MGMT’s new album, on the strength of their single ‘Electric Feel’, which I like very much. Having listened to the first track, I want to like it and do like the sound; I just find the lyrics a bit hard to swallow. I am not sure if …
Sublime - What Happened (Song)
What Happened is a song by Sublime and the fifteenth song to appear on their debut album entitled 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a clean guitar part, other instruments soon join in the mix as well and I must say that the percussion section does a nice …
Stampeders Canada Day Concert
I have been a huge fan of the 1970’s Canadian rock band, The Stampeders my whole life. My parents loved them before I was born, so I grew up listening to them, and for the last 5 years I have been blessed to see them each year at the …
Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars (Single)
Words cannot describe my love for this song! I just heard it about a week on the radio for the first time, it was one of those songs that just clicked in your head instantly and i liked right away. I was kind sad because i didnt get the …
Cannibal Corpse Eaten Back To Life
Released in August of 1990 this album caused an uproar at it’s shocking album cover and gruesome brutal lyrics, this album was banned in Germany and shunned by MTV, they got absolutely no airplay and had no help promoting the album, and this hardly slowed the band down, this …
Coldworker : The Contaminated Void
The band was formed in the city of Orebro in Sweden by Joel Fornbrant (vocals), Anders Bertilsson (guitar), Daniel Schrider (guitarist) , Oskar Palsson (bass), and Anders Jakobson (drums). A mix of personnel all-star of the genre of Thrash, DeathMetal, and Grindcore. They then released, debut album, The Contaminated …
The Gorillaz - Every Planet We Reach Is Dead (Song)
Every Planet We Reach Is Dead is a song by The Gorillaz which appears on their album Demon Days. The track opens up with a rhythm that I think could best described as fairly lazy. I also do not mean to use this term in a negative connotation here, …
Album : Damon Fowler - Devil Got His Way (2011)
While this release is being marketed as an electric-blues album, the actual truth is that it’s a bit of a mixture. Across the album Damon Fowler flirts with a few different kinds of blues like swamp blues, delta blues and electric blues, but also adds some honky-tonk country elements …
Third World music group
One of my favourite music groups when I was younger was an international reggae band called “Third WOrld”. I find myself very priveliged to have actually be able to see them live then, and meet them after a performance, and they were one of the reasons why I decided …
The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon
The song “The Sound of Silence” by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel a.k.a Simon and Garfunkel (who was a musical duo who became popular in the mid 60’s)was created with a great deal of wisdom. It was like the composer/s was in a trance while writing this. …
Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses
One of those songs that stick in everybodys head and is a sure rock anthem of the decade is the song Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses. It’s an epic song that has a chorus effect intro played by slash and it really drives well into an intro solo …
Bob Dylan - ‘Till I Fell In Love With You (Song)
—˜Till I Fell In Love With You is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Time Out Of Mind. The starts off with a pretty laid-back tone as Dylan comes in with the vocals fairly quickly with a vocal melody which seems to work well enough …
“Change Clothes” (2003): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Change Clothes”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z decides to throw his thug life out the window and make videos for homosexuals. “Change Clothes” is the first single and music video off of his eighth and purposed final album titled “The Black Album”, but we all know that wasn’t the case being …
Pearl Vision drum kit
Me and my friends recently got the idea to start a band up. Ive also always had the nack to beat on stuff so i became drummer and purchases a Pearl Vision drum kit. The thing is amazing. It has a proffesional quality at an amatuer price. The Pearl …
Never Gone by BSB
BSB’s album “Never Gone” was released in the June of last year. Before I could put my hands on one, the stock was finished! I hadn’t realised that BSB were still in so much demand! Well, the album is so cool, I haven?t yet stopped listening to it! The …
Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsies
Overview - Band Of Gypsys, a live album by Jimi Hendrix, features Jimi Hendrix along with two new musicians: Buddy Miles on drums and vocals and Billy Cox on bass and backing vocals. Personally, after listening to the first two of The Jimi Hendrix Experience records, Band Of …
Sledding With Tigers - Going To Stockton (Song)
Going To Stockton is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the third track on their third release, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with a drawn out acoustic guitar chord, the vocals quickly come into the mix and return the sound to a slightly more energetic feel in comparison …
Taylor Swift: Speak Now
This is the third CD by Taylor Swift. I have been listening to it on repeat for the last three weeks. I have fallen in love with it, and there are plenty of reasons why.
First and foremost, Taylor has proved that she is not just someone who will …
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Overview - Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin’s fifth effort, is an album filled with songs that all have something unique about each one of them, a crucial reason as to why I enjoy this album so much. A lot of times bands can put out an album filled …
Muse - I Belong To You (Song)
I Belong To You is a song by Muse which appears on their most recent studio effort, The Resistance. This track starts off with a distinctive piano riff followed by the drums and Matt Bellamy’s vocals joining in singing the verse in a pretty melodic manner which goes pretty …
Martina McBride: The Way that I Am CD
Martina McBride: The Way that I Am CD has a liner jacket that I like a lot because it contains the lyrics in a much more readable font that most other jackets do and they are mostly on white or a light pink background. I love referring to …
Don’t Forget Me by Captain and Tennille
The first time I heard this song was when I was nine and you would not imagine that age I certainly understood what this song is all about. Don’t forget me is an old song coming from Captain and Tennille the husband and wife team. This is a good …
Back to Basics Album by Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera first became a huge success with songs like “Genie in a Bottle”. That was back in the late 90’s when she was battling it out with fellow former Mickey Mouse Club star Britney Spears for the spotlight. In my opinion, she has always been the more talented …
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
Have you guys ever listen to this song, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield? If you have not yet, it’s high time that you guys should listen to. It is a very nice and catchy song that I will always love listening to. I have always love Natasha’s voice. …
The Flaming Lips - Telepathic Surgery (Album)
Telepathic Surgery is the third release by the Flaming Lips which follows their previous record, Oh My Gawd. On this record, I thought that the band continued to develop their songwriting and there are also some traces of the sound that they would go on to really hone and …
Chaka Demus and Pliers
“Chaka Demus and Pliers” are an internationally famous reggae group which I used to love to listen to when I was very little. It was actually a duo where Chaka Demus used to be the deejay (which is like a Jamaican rapper) and Pliers used to be the …
The Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel
Overview - Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, the seventh album by The Grateful Dead, is an album that’s a lot more upbeat and energetic than their past three efforts: Wake Of The Flood, American Beauty, and Workingman’s Dead. On Wake Of The Flood, you could tell that the …
The Osmonds: 21 Hits CD
The Osmonds: 21 Hits CD was released in 1995 by Curb Records and is a celebration of five singing Osmond brothers. The liner notes are nothing special and is less than what Donny Osmond got for his 25 Hits CD put out the same year. Somehow, that …
Tell Me: P. Diddy ft. Christina Aguilera
P. Diddy ft. Christina Aguilera
“Tell Me”
Press Play
Bad Boy Entertainment
Director: Erik White
We begin a totally empty white living room that only has the latest stereo equipment on the market in there (i.e. Panasonic Plasma TV, an LC2 Grand Comfort Petite Model Armchair, and so forth). A sexy female assistant asks …
Slayer - Piece By Piece (Song)
Piece By Piece is a song by Slayer which appears on their album Reign In Blood. The track opens up with all of the instruments starting up right away and wasting no time establishing a very solid and heavy rhythm of the track. Araya’s bass is pretty high in …
Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime (Song )
Coldplay have been one of the biggest bands in this generation, and arguably the biggest this decade (and the last one too)!
Ever since I heard Viva La Vida, I immediately recognized why this band became popular. And I became a huge fan since then.
Today I stay awake mid-afternoon just …
Rush - Moving Pictures Album
Moving Pictures is an album released by the rock band Rush in 1981. The Canadian trio had been building up steam with their previous two efforts Hemispheres and Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures continued that trend and went on to become an all time rock classic.
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Static - X Cannibal
Cannibal (2006) is the fifth album by Static-X and in my opinion the band’s most aggressive and best album yet, while many bands in their position would make a horrible experimental album, Static-X makes an even heavier album, with better guitar solos, and a faster tempo. The album was …
Pink Floyd - The Dogs Of War (Song)
The Dogs Of War is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. The song starts up with some synthesizers and background noise which work to gradually build up the music in hopes that something good will follow, we’ll see if this …
Metallica - Battery (Song)
Overview —“ Battery, the opening track of Metallica’s third album, Master Of Puppets is a track opens up in a similar fashion as Metallica chose to open their previous album, Ride The Lightning. For those of you who follow Metallica, Ride The Lightning opened up with Fight Fire With …
Get Right of Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez is very popular as singer/musician as well as actress. But especially I like her song “Get right”. It is something that could very well be her best track to date she has produced. Not only me think so. In 2005 she sold 1 million copies of the …
Road runner guitar case
I am a guitar player and I am carrying my guitar constantly. To gigs, band practice, or even school. My guitar case by the brand road runner is great and very reliable. The top pocket is good for my picks and my other important accessories for maintenance and …
Monkey Business by The Black Eyed Peas
I was very critical of the Black Eyed Peas’ newest album simply because I feel like it doesn’t really feature their own voices. It is so heavily edited and overly synthesized that I feel like I am listening to a bunch of robots in a recording studio, not the …
“Here Without You” by Three Doors Down
It may just be my personal preference for acoustics, but this song is just beautiful and breathtaking. Especially when I can relate to it.
From my point of view, this song depicts the loneliness and pain of having to live separate from your loved one, a.k.a a long distance …
Backspacer, 2009 Album by Pearl Jam
As far as Pearl Jam are concerned, I have never been their biggest fan. I always had a kind of appreciation for their music. But I never took that into my heart. I appreciated the fact that they are making serious rock music. But I simply did not think …
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Here comes the judge! That’s right, this is the album that proved to the world Soundgarden was a legitimate threat to any rock Gods previous. Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden’s forth album, is where it really starts to get good.
Oh, man. I can hear the start of Rusty Cage playing in …
Taproot-Welcome CD
Taproot is a band from Michigan that has made it into the mainstream, but I’ve never been sure how popular they really are outside of their home state. They’re definitely worth a listen, though. “Poem” is the most well-known song off of this CD, and for good …
Bone Thugs “Greatest Hits” cd
This Bone Thugs “Greatest Hits” cd is one of the best custom cds to ever be put together. If you are a Bone Thugs fan then you know that summer after summer they have been consistant in putting out great music which may lack radio play but has a …
Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
This Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers is another of my favorite blues sounds and songs.
It proudly belongs to me, which I bought for around $100, and although this be a bit outdated to have, it still definitely rocks. For all of those …
Paul Gilbert (Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar)
Paul Gilbert is not new musicians in the rock music industry. Guitarist who had a concert with Joe Satriani in the G3 project, releasing an album in early April 2008. Album titled Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar, contains 11 instrumental
tracks, which has a fast tempo, which is characteristic …
Pearl Jam - Gonna See My Friend (song)
“Gonna See My Friend” is the opening track on Pearl Jam’s album “Backspacer”. Like the album itself, the song is relatively short. The entire album was inspired by pop and new wave music. I can sort of see that influence in this song, it’s rather catchy but I would …
Album : Ted Russell Kamp - Get Back To The Land (201)
It’s very rare that i hear a country music based alum that doesn’t annoy the crud out of me, but this new album from Ted Russell Kamp managed to hold my interest pretty much all the way through and is actually a pretty fun album.
Maybe it’s because i …
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